The death toll from a series of catastrophic floods in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to 78, according to an announcement from the state’s Civil Defense Unit on Sunday. A further 175 people are reportedly injured and at least 105 people are missing. The flooding has affected 844,673 people across 341 municipalities and 115,844 people have been displaced. CNN spoke to local residents and evacuees who reported seeing dead bodies still in the flood water, likely not yet... Read this story
